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School in France with grassy rooftops invites nature into classrooms

September 30th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Design, Environment

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The first time I came across this picture it reminded me of terrace farming that we had learnt  in Geography classes. What we see here is actually a  school in France that has been designed in this step format. It has been planned such to let the students enjoy nature along with their studies and even have an exercise routine in climbing up the stairs while changing classes.

The beauty of the project lies in the fact that the individual roof tops are covered by lush green grass which when viewed from far seem to blend with the landscape. Located in Revin, the Lycee Jean Moulin is a joint venture of OFF Architecture, Duncan Lewis Scape Architecture and Jean de Giacinto.

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[source: treehugger.com]

 

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